Subject: Re: 'Leap Second' to Be Added on New Year's Eve This Year
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On 2017-01-02 15:20, Mark Storkamp wrote:
> In article ,
>  Wolf K  wrote:
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>> On 2017-01-02 14:46, Mark Storkamp wrote:
>>> In article ,
>>>  Mark Lloyd  wrote:
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>>>> ** - I try to use CE / BCE instead of AD / BC. The numbers
are the same,
>>>> and it avoids a particular assumption.
>>>>
>>>> [snip]
>>>
>>> And it's easy to remember too. Christian Era and Before Christian Era.
>>
>> CE = Church of England BCE = Before Church of England. You'll need a
>> calculator.
>>
>> Heh heh.
>>
>> Actually, it's "Common Era" and "Before Common
Era". Paleontologists and
>> such use YBP = Years Before Present.
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> What was it that happened 2018 years ago that made that year uncommon,
> as opposed to the year 2017 years ago that was more in common with
> todays year? I'd think anything before about AD 1900 is rather uncommon
> by todays standards. In general, I think anything over 100 years old is
> always uncommon to the modern generation, so we should use a sliding
> scale for years and it will always be 100 ME (modern era).
 
Nicely argued pedantry. I like it. :-)
 
You'll find 6 meanings for "common" in the Concise Oxford English 
Dictionary, and more in the big one.
 
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Best,
Wolf K
https://kirkwood40.blogspot.com
It's called "opinion" because it's not knowledge.

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